MALDIVES VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	517	1	279	+ 238
Stroke	2	385	2	143	+ 241
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	341	8	33	+ 308
Lung Cancers	4	252	7	36	+ 215
Lung Disease	5	247	3	91	+ 156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	181	14	21	+ 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	180	5	47	+ 132
Stomach Cancer	8	159	49	1	+ 158
Kidney Disease	9	141	4	80	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	10	117	40	4	+ 112
Liver Cancer	11	93	10	27	+ 66
Other Injuries	12	70	18	16	+ 54
Suicide	13	61	21	15	+ 47
Lymphomas	14	61	34	7	+ 53
Breast Cancer	15	50	9	28	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	16	48	46	2	+ 46
Liver Disease	17	45	11	24	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	18	44	25	12	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	19	43	26	11	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	20	39	59	0	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	21	36	12	22	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	22	31	37	5	+ 26
Falls	23	31	16	19	+ 12
Leukemia	24	30	24	13	+ 18
Drownings	25	27	23	14	+ 13
Oral Cancer	26	26	19	15	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	27	26	36	5	+ 21
Hypertension	28	21	17	16	+ 5
Diabetes Mellitus	29	17	6	47	- 30
Ovary Cancer	30	16	30	9	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	31	14	31	9	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	32	12	13	22	- 10
Uterin Cancer	33	11	47	2	+ 9
Tuberculosis	34	11	27	11	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	9	42	4	+ 6
Skin Disease	36	9	32	8	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	9	22	14	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	8	53	0	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	8	43	3	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	40	8	15	19	- 11
Hepatitis C	41	7	64	0	+ 7
Asthma	42	6	29	10	- 4
Malnutrition	43	6	45	3	+ 3
Skin Cancers	44	6	63	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	45	5	38	5	+ 0
Hepatitis B	46	4	56	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	47	3	86	0	+ 3
Fires	48	3	41	4	- 1
Anemia	49	3	85	0	+ 3
Drug Use	50	2	48	2	+ 0
Alcohol	51	2	51	1	+ 1
Meningitis	52	1	50	1	- 0
Violence	53	1	28	10	- 9
Poisonings	54	1	55	0	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	55	1	20	15	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	66	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	58	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	57	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	0	82	0	+ 0
Birth Trauma	61	0	39	5	- 4
Osteoarthritis	62	0	81	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	63	0	78	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	5	- 5
Syphilis	65	0	58	0	- 0
War	66	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	54	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	44	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	52	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	60	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	33	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.